# Accident 19870625027029A: Cessna 177A, Oakland, MD, June 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1987, 12:30 local time
- Place: Oakland, MD
- Airport: Garrett County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4101° N, 79.4098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4101&lon=-79.4098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30454, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30454-1991-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177A (registry code 2073706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 140 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO87LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870625027029A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO TREES DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO AROUND. THE PILOT RETRACTED THE FLAPS TOO EARLY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO87LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA042), Jun 25, 1987: Cessna 177A (N30454), Oakland, MD, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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